Death Grandmother Poems

I am from sitting in the front row church pew I never wanted to be in twice.
The genuine smiles in the photos on the memory...

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I was born and raised in my house, which isn’t home.
At heart, I am from the orange brick house in Westridge Farms
Where I never even...

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For dinner we are going to the popular ‘Stars’
Restaurant, we have booked some years ago,
We also booked to see the famous show,
We don’t know if...

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Breaking the silence inside my brain,wondering if I'll ever see you again
The falling of glass the breaking of sound 
Knowing That you're nowhere to be...

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I look to my right
And there’s a bin of stuffed animals just like the one you bought me
I look to my left
And there’s your favorite...

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The sun rose gently, soft and warm,
But the house feels quiet, missing her charm.
Eid mornings filled with light and grace,
Now hold echoes of her smiling...

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she told me she wanted her flowers
while she was still alive and well

her children collected bouquets, offerings
meant for her finicky nose to smell

she told me...

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The only time I was ever happy
Was when we,
Grandma and I sang songs of old times
It made me feel so safe and yes,
I believed nothing...

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Circumstance
Situation
Outcome
These were the storms in my life
Darkness and Death were closing in
Uncertainty of light through my tunnel
Desperation on family minds
Doctor’s thoughts in prepare for a...

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Life is plainly, totally, undeniably, unfair!
Looking in the mirror I screamed, “who stole most of my hair?”
I was never Rapunzel, a svelte heroine, locked in...

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I’m angry that you’re gone, and 
I’m angry that I don’t know where you are;
although you were definitely made of stardust,
or whatever glistens on the...

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A little babe on the edge of Death
Doctor’s version of not much time left
In fact, Doctors stated boldly to prepare for a Funeral
No Funnel through...

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She promised we would see again,
The trailing night was a restrain.

She wanted to see me some years ago,
Couldn’t see her even to say hello.

Raging hearts...

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Back straight, shoulders down. Straighten the computer. Stop staring at the purple walls.
Light the candle once, twice, three times -- why won’t it light? --
before...

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I remember your hug
Arms wrapped around me with love 
We'd rock back and forth 
Like the swing on my porch 
And you'd squeeze me so...

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